The sun., 1887-05-12

efforts will be made to increase the fund OF
the international Typographical union, to
which Mr.. Childs and Mr.. Drexel gave So,
900 last May.
At River Falls, Wis, j. F. Cramer, for
merly OF st. Paul, accidentally took an
overdose OF laudanum, but was saved by
timely medical intervention.
At u meeting OF friends OF the late Presi.
dent Arthur in New York, some weeks ago,
it was resolved to receive subscriptions
for monument to be erected over his
grave to cost not moro than $4,000.
Considerable in excess OF that amount was
subscribed ut once.
Gov. Hill oi New York has signed the bill
making Saturday half-holiday through
out the state. ...-.
A bill to adopt capital punishment for
murder and rape was defeated in the Mich
igan senate-19 to 13.
The Connecticut house has passed a bill
fixing a uniform license OF $500 for strong
liquors and $50 for beer, wine, etc.
Bishop Williams OF Connecticut, senior
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church,
is a bachelor.
1t is rumored that all the Touring mills
will shortly shut down and remain closed
all summer.
Fire in the basement press room OF the
Eau Claire Daily Leader damaged presses
and material to the extent OF 81 900; dam.
age to building, owned by A. d. Buck OF
Fall Creek, $1,000.
r. G. Dun & Co. report increased business
at all interior centers since the interstate
law went into effect.
The cashier OF Joliet bank is missing,
likewise very numerous dollars,
Rev.Dr. Arthur J .Donnelly, of st. Nicholas
parish, New York, is announced as the sue
cessor to the late Vicar General Quinn.
The men imprisoned in the Victoria coal
mine are thought to be lost.
j. E. Muir who had been engaged for
many years logging at Lennahmoor, was
murdered at the railway wharf in New
Westminster, B. c. by William Shaerer.
The cause OF the trouble between the men
is supposed to be IL longstanding one.
Shaerer, who was discha.ging lumber from
Il scow. deliberately walked up to wher.
Muir was standing and stabbed him repeat
edly. Shaerer then threw his knife into
the water and quietly gave himself up.
Muir died in u few minut es, and on exam.
ination eleven stabs were ionnd between
the neck and lower part OF the body.
Oscar B. Farnham, OF Boston, aged fifty
years, OF the firm of Holt Adams e. Co.,
attempted suicide by taking rat poison,
hanging himself to a gas fixture and turn.
ing on the gas. lie is Il $4,000 EN- bezzlcr,
and when pressed to explain certain
transactions refused.
Jefferson Davis has written review OF
Gen. Wolseley's Life OF Gen. Lee" Mr..
Davis takes exception to many OF the Eng
lishman's statements, and while not find
ing fault with the superlative opinion OF Gen.
Lees military ability, he show avery plainly
that he considers Gen. Wolseley's criticisms
of other Southern leaders unjtst and un-
warranted.
bill forming a state const abulary to
enforce the liquor law was passed by the
Michigan house and given immtdiate effect.
The bill provides for the appointment by
the governor OF state marshal, at a SALARY
OF 81, 200, with power tosappoint force
OF ieputy state marshals Throughout the
state. who are charged with the duty Oft
forcing the liquor law, and are paid by
the counties. The practical efect of the
law is to take all prosecutions from the
prosecuting attorneys and Other local Off
GERS and give them to the state
There is trouble ahead for number of
county seats in Dakota. law OF last
winter provides that new elect ions for the
location OF county seats may be held in
all the counties where the origiial or pres.
ent location was made by ltss than a
majority vote This is likely II raise par
ticular cain in n good many PLACES.
The private bank OF Il. R. Hard, Rich
mond, Va, has failed. Liabilities Sc L.
900; assets $4,000.
At Billings, Mont fire broke out in a
range of frame buildings on Minnesota
avenue, totally destroying M B. Rade-
makers saloon and damaging adjoining
buildings The fire is supposee to have
been of incendiary origin.
A postoffice has been established at
Mount Carmel. Cavalier countyi Oak.
Pensions granted: Minnesota ID. Cnlla-
CHAN, St. Paul; J. Frey. La Clssccnt; P.
Quiggle (deceased), Pelican Raids; l.. G.
ow. Dakota-H. c. Thorpe. Brilgrwater
| O. Lund, Vermillion; D. Stewart, Arlington
u. Weekly, Millett; j. Hyde, Verniillion; l..
Brown, Canton, J. Morton, Bridswatcr.
The czarina has donated 100000 rou.
bles to Gen. Gresser project OF 81. Peters
burg, in recognition OF his services in frus-
trating the recent plot against lhe czar' $
life, and the czar has granted Hmm pension
OF 6, 900 as reward for his servlc in ar
resting nihilists.
| Up to this time fourty- four railpad com.
panies have filed with the commission for
NAL petitions asking to be relieted from
section 4. Probably as many mbre have
been received and returned for fulther in
formation. A much larger number has
been received from. trade. organizations,
private corporations and individuals pro
testing against the suspension OF &ction
in particular cases. -.
The czar thinks he will commutethe sen.
tence OF the nihilst assassins.
Marquis Salisbury is to be made duke
| in q few days. t
James Grant, the novelist, died III Lon
don. He was sixtyfour years old.
The Mason City effort Dodge railroad.
in Iowa, has filed it, formal petition for
exclusion from. the Aroyisions of the long
a territorial road. but it crosses fiye trunk
lines, and does a great dealof business with
them in freight for outside points. -
Roscoe Conklins has been remarkably
fortunate in his real estate Investments ut
Washington.
Secretary Whitiey has decided to order
the repair OF the United States steamship
Hartford, now at Maria Island, Cal.
The wife OF Gen. meridian is quite serious
ly indisposed.
| AHc uepdlc VII tfN time-DHloH eIlSoue
in the house OF commons ends, Of course,
in favor OF the Tory Soyernment.
The total number d deaths at Naniamo.
b. c., number ITO. I've town is sorely in
need OF assistance. 80 -
+. G. Wade. OF the Winnipeg Free Press
editorial staff, was preset ted by Mrs. Wade
triplets-two girls and oAe boy.
Palmyra (Wis.y Specili: Fifteen days
ago Charles Winchester, hlf.owner Of the
Williams e. Winchester 1slmyra Touring
mill, and who had u retail ltore in Milwa,t
kee, left the dinner table, to\k his departure
from his boarding place With his work
clothes on and .oyercoat al his arm, .Hnt
His accounts are found all straight. HI
habits we're exemplary, and he was strict
" temperate. lie was an olAy son ot Mr.
Winchester oiIthe Whitewater firm. oi Win
chester Il Partridge, and was engaged II
marriage to dne OF Whitewater 9 fairest
daughters. Ills relatives, friends, Rnd
business partner are almoat distracted
over his strnnR dissapeafance..
Col. Sam RAd OF Washington is che
youngest man DYER admitted to practice
. before the bar i tho United States su
preme court. II il son oi s. c. Reid, dis
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